 GRANT MONIES AVAILABLE
The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society offers an annual grant to aid individuals in the study of wild plants and their habitats. To qualify you must be an educator, a member
of a Rhode Island botanical or environmental association or a student in a field related to botany or environmental studies.
The grant is for up to $500 and includes a one year membership to RIWPS. The project goal must involve environmental activities or research in any area of study related to
wild plants and/or their habitats. These activities may involve such things as installation of gardens, invasive removal, or support for extracurricular activities. It
can also be used for project materials, workshops or courses. The award is open to Rhode Island residents or non-residents at a Rhode Island educational institution. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications must be received by February 20, 2009.
Grant Application
Application Guidelines
PAST RECIPIENTS
Former recipients of the RIWPS Annual Grant are advancing in their careers and staying in touch with us. Shannon Donovan, now a Science teacher at Scituate High
School, told us RIWPS holds a special place in her heart because we gave her a small grant to do one of her first independent research projects on mycorrhizal fungi in lady slippers.
Ailene Kane received the RIWPS Annual Grant in 2000 and now works for the New England Wildflower Society and coordinates the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV)
Program. She used her RIWPS grant to further her research on preservation of Northern Blazing Star on Block Island. She told us the grant helped her to pursue
scientific studies of rare flora in Rhode Island, and this work fueled her interest in plant conservation.
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